Anything about Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Consultancyhttps://thatnavguy.com/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-73-show-all-configuration-package-errors/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-73-show-all-configuration-package-errors/BC Friday Tips is here for msdyn365bc consultants! 💡Did you know you can view all Configuration Package errors on a single page?Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/al-pocket-tools/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/al-pocket-tools/A VS Code extension for Business Central developers — automates repetitive AL development tasks so you can stay in the flow.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-72-inlay-hints/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-72-inlay-hints/#BCFridayTips is here for #msdyn365bc developers! 💡Did you know VS Code can show inline parameter names and return types while you code in AL?Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-71-blankzero-property/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-71-blankzero-property/BCFridayTips is here for msdyn365bc developers! 💡Did you know the BlankZero property can change how users see and enter numeric values?Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/symlynx/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/symlynx/A VS Code extension that eliminates copy-paste chaos when working across multiple Business Central repositories.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-70-email-scenario-attachment/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-70-email-scenario-attachment/BC Friday Tips is here for msdyn365bc consultants! 💡Did you know you can add a default attachment to Email Scenario?Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-69-item-blocked-fields/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-69-item-blocked-fields/BC Friday Tips is here for msdyn365bc developers! 💡Did you know the Item table has multiple blocked fields?Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-68-always-use-field-validation/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-68-always-use-field-validation/Happy Easter 🐣 ! BCFridayTips is here for msdyn365bc developers!Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-67-reset-page-number-in-rdlc/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-67-reset-page-number-in-rdlc/BCFridayTips is here for msdyn365bc developers! 💡Need page numbers to restart per group in RDLC?Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-66-api-v2-app/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-66-api-v2-app/BC Friday Tips is here for msdyn365bc developers! 💡Did you know there are hidden extensions inside Business Central?Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-65-freeze-column-property/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-65-freeze-column-property/BC Friday Tips is here for msdyn365bc consultants! 💡Did you know about the FreezeColumn property?Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-64-filter-tokens-codeunit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-64-filter-tokens-codeunit/Time for BC Friday Tips for msdyn365bc developers! 💡Did you know you can turn a Text field into a Date Filter, just like a FlowFilter?Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-63-sharing-full-screenshot/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-63-sharing-full-screenshot/Time for BCFridayTips for msdyn365bc consultants! 💡Sending a screenshot to someone?Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-62-vs-code-al-themes/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-62-vs-code-al-themes/Time for BC Friday Tips for #msdyn365bc Developers! 💡Did you know the AL Language extension in VS Code has its own themes?Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-61-check-appsource-app-update-history/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2026/bc-friday-tips-61-check-appsource-app-update-history/Happy New Year 🎉 ! The first BC Friday Tips for the year is here.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-60-devtoys/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-60-devtoys/BCFridayTips time for #msdyn365bc Consultants! 💡Have you heard about DevToys?Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-59-allocation-account-design/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-59-allocation-account-design/BCFridayTips time for msdyn365bc Developers! 💡Allocation Account automates how revenue or cost amounts are distributed through journals and documents, but do you know how the AL design works?Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-58-spotting-report-with-savevalues/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-58-spotting-report-with-savevalues/BCFridayTips time for msdyn365bc Consultants! 💡SaveValues helps your reports remember the last options the user picked.Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-57-use-teststatusopen-procedure/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-57-use-teststatusopen-procedure/BCFridayTips time for #msdyn365bc Consultants! 💡Adding new fields to Sales or Purchase documents is simple.Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/introducing-bc-prompt-kit-how-i-started-my-ai-journey/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/introducing-bc-prompt-kit-how-i-started-my-ai-journey/How I Started My AI Journey Like many developers, I was skeptical about AI coding tools. "Why do I need AI?Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-56-understand-missing-fields-in-copy-documents/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-56-understand-missing-fields-in-copy-documents/#BCFridayTips time for #msdyn365bc Consultants! 💡Did you know that not all fields in a Sales Order transfer to the Posted Sales Shipment or Posted Sales Invoice?Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-55-captionclass/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-55-captionclass/BCFridayTips time for #msdyn365bc Consultants! 💡Did you know about CaptionClass property?Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/avoiding-ux-fragmentation-when-building-business-central-extensions/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/avoiding-ux-fragmentation-when-building-business-central-extensions/Many companies use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central because it’s flexible. You can build “extensions” to add features or customise the system.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-54-report-explorer/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-54-report-explorer/BCFridayTips time for #msdyn365bc Consultants! 💡Did you know about the Report Explorer in Business Central?Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-53-areopa-webinars/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-53-areopa-webinars/#BCFridayTips time for #msdyn365bc Consultants! 💡Have you heard about the Areopa Webinars?Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-52-voice-chat-with-github-copilot/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-52-voice-chat-with-github-copilot/BCFridayTips time for #msdyn365bc Developers! 💡Did you know you can voice chat with GitHub Copilot?Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/d365-business-central-how-to-fix-add-in-error-the-service-required-to-use-this-feature-is-turn-off-check-your-privacy-settings/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/d365-business-central-how-to-fix-add-in-error-the-service-required-to-use-this-feature-is-turn-off-check-your-privacy-settings/If you use Edit in Excel in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, you know how useful it is. It lets you open records directly in Excel, make quick edits, and publish them back to Business Central.Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-51-dimension-no-in-dimension-value/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-51-dimension-no-in-dimension-value/BCFridayTips time for msdyn365bc Consultants! 💡Did you know the Dimension Value table has a hidden field called Global Dimension No.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/progress-dialog-making-business-central-responsive/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/progress-dialog-making-business-central-responsive/Ever clicked a button in Business Central and wondered if anything was happening? You’re not alone.Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-50-cust-ledger-entry-no-on-sales-invoice-header/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-50-cust-ledger-entry-no-on-sales-invoice-header/Happy #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc Developers! 💡Did you know the Sales Invoice Header has a hidden field called Cust.Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-49-page-scripting-and-ai/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-49-page-scripting-and-ai/Happy #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc Consultants! 💡Did you know AI can turn a Page Scripting script into a user manual?Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-48-save-prompt-file/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-48-save-prompt-file/Happy #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc Developers! 💡Did you know you can save your Copilot prompt in Visual Studio Code?Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-47-enum-display-order/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-47-enum-display-order/Happy #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc Developers! 💡Did you know Enum values in AL are displayed based on their order in the code, not their ordinal?Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-46-warning-on-importing-or-applying-a-large-configuration-package/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-46-warning-on-importing-or-applying-a-large-configuration-package/Time for #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc consultants! 💡Did you know Business Central warns you when you import or apply a large Configuration Package?Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-45-hide-agents-icon/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-45-hide-agents-icon/BC Friday Tips for Business Central consultants! Microsoft recently introduced AI Agents in Business Central to help you automate tasks.Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/august-2025-auckland-d365-bc-user-group-event/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/august-2025-auckland-d365-bc-user-group-event/Last Tuesday was a special day for me. I finally got to share my tips with the amazing Auckland D365 Business Central User Group community.Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-44-changing-production-order-status/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-44-changing-production-order-status/BC Friday Tips for #msdyn365bc consultants! 💡Did you know that when you change a Production Order Status, Business Central doesn’t just update the status value?Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-43-regex-codeunit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-43-regex-codeunit/#BCFridayTips time for #msdyn365bc consultants! 💡Did you know there's a Regex codeunit?Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-42-user-setup-management/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-42-user-setup-management/Happy #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers. 💡Did you know about "User Setup Management" codeunit?Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-41-line-separator-in-data-exchange-definition/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-41-line-separator-in-data-exchange-definition/💡 #BCFridayTips time for #msdyn365bc consultants! Did you know there's a hidden field in the Data Exchange Definition called Line Separator?Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-40-sales-invoice-posting-policy/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-40-sales-invoice-posting-policy/#BCFridayTips time for msdyn365bc consultants. 💡Did you know about the Sales Invoice Posting Policy?Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-39-troubleshoot-connectivity/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-39-troubleshoot-connectivity/Happy #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc consultants! Use the Troubleshooting Connectivity page to troubleshoot the connection between your computer and Business Central.Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/how-to-write-a-good-success-message/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/how-to-write-a-good-success-message/When users take action in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, such as importing orders, posting invoices, or completing a journal, a good confirmation message tells them: Yes, it worked.Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-38-keep-description/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-38-keep-description/Here's #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc consultants. 💡Tired of losing your journal line Description in General Journals?Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-37-inherent-permissions/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-37-inherent-permissions/Here's #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc consultants. 💡Did you know about Inherent Permissions in AL?Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-36-emoji-in-bc/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-36-emoji-in-bc/Here's BCFridayTips for msdyn365bc consultants. 💡Did you know you can display emojis in BC?Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-35-item-journal-posting-and-warehouse-entries/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-35-item-journal-posting-and-warehouse-entries/Here's BCFridayTips for BC developers. 💡Did you know there are two common ways to post an item journal in AL?Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-33-restore-environment/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-33-restore-environment/Happy #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc consultants! Did someone accidentally delete important data in production?Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-33-month-enum/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-33-month-enum/Quick #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers. 💡 Did you know there’s already an enum for Month?Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-32-unit-of-measure-management-codeunit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-32-unit-of-measure-management-codeunit/Here's #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers. 💡Did you know there is a "Unit of Measure Management" codeunit?Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/d365-business-central-how-to-fix-missing-sales-invoices-in-the-api/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/d365-business-central-how-to-fix-missing-sales-invoices-in-the-api/Business Central has many existing APIs that we can use, one of which is the Sales Invoices API. The API for Sales Invoices is based on the table called Sales Invoice Entity Aggregate.Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-31-block-users-using-security-group/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-31-block-users-using-security-group/Happy #BCFridayTips to all #msdyn365bc consultants. 💡Want a quick way to block most users from accessing an environment?Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/d365-business-central-why-is-my-job-queue-tasks-cue-in-red/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/d365-business-central-why-is-my-job-queue-tasks-cue-in-red/Did you see the "Tasks in Queue" or "Tasks in Process" cue turn Red in Business Central? Don’t worry, it just means there are more than four tasks.Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-30-dataaccessintent/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-30-dataaccessintent/Here's #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc consultants. 💡Did you know about the DataAccessIntent property?Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-29-gaps-in-customer-ledger-entries/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-29-gaps-in-customer-ledger-entries/Here's #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc consultant. 💡Ever wondered why there are gaps in your Customer Ledger Entry numbers?Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-28-math-codeunit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-28-math-codeunit/🐰Happy Easter! Here's #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developer.Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/how-to-write-error-messages-that-help/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/how-to-write-error-messages-that-help/Error are inevitable. It is part of your app.Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-27-replace-blank-values-using-transformation-rules/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-27-replace-blank-values-using-transformation-rules/It's #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc consultants. 💡Did you know there's a simple way to replace blank values using Transformation Rules?Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-26-formatting-in-the-report-dataset/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-26-formatting-in-the-report-dataset/Happy Friday! It’s time for #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers.Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-25-use-build-in-methods/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-25-use-build-in-methods/Here's this week’s #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers. 💡 Did you know that each data type in AL has built-in instance methods?Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-24-use-type-helper-codeunit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-24-use-type-helper-codeunit/Time for #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers. 💡Did you know about Type Helper codeunit?Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-23-transformation-rule-interface/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-23-transformation-rule-interface/Time for #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers. 💡Did you know the Transformation Rule is now an interface?Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-22-use-entra-user-in-the-user-setup/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-22-use-entra-user-in-the-user-setup/It's BC Friday Tips time for msdyn365bc consultants. 💡Did you know you can use Entra User in the User Setup table?Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-21-understanding-appversion-and-dataversion/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-21-understanding-appversion-and-dataversion/It's BC Friday Tips time for Business Central developers. 💡 AppVersion vs DataVersion – Do You Know the Difference?Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/d365-business-central-how-to-list-all-api-pages/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/d365-business-central-how-to-list-all-api-pages/Do you need a quick way to see all available API pages in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central? Here's a simple trick that doesn't require any development tools.Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/the-ux-gap-why-good-functionality-isnt-enough/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/the-ux-gap-why-good-functionality-isnt-enough/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems like Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central are designed to seamlessly manage complex business processes.Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-19-switch-your-line-numbers-to-relative-in-vs-code/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-19-switch-your-line-numbers-to-relative-in-vs-code/Here a BC Friday Tips for msdyn365bc developers. Switch your Line Numbers to Relative in VS Code.Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-20-sort-your-triggers-in-sequence/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-20-sort-your-triggers-in-sequence/Happy #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers. Sort your triggers in sequence.Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-18-autoformattype-and-autoformatexpression/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-18-autoformattype-and-autoformatexpression/Happy #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc consultants! 💡 Did you know about the AutoFormatType and AutoFormatExpression properties?Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-17-using-tooltips/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-17-using-tooltips/Happy BC Friday Tips for #msdyn365bc developers! Use Tooltip effectively.Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-16-enable-posted-general-journal/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-16-enable-posted-general-journal/Happy BC Friday Tips for the BC consultants. Enable Posted General Journal.Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-15-sharing-and-exporting-in-analysis-mode/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-15-sharing-and-exporting-in-analysis-mode/Happy BCFridayTips for the msdyn365bc consultants. Analysis Mode is a feature that lets you analyse data directly on list pages within the application.Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-14-use-conditional-breakpoint-on-debugging/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2025/bc-friday-tips-14-use-conditional-breakpoint-on-debugging/Time for BCFridayTips for msdyn365bc developers! Use Conditional Breakpoint on Debugging.Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-13-be-careful-with-the-hidden-commit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-13-be-careful-with-the-hidden-commit/Be careful with the hidden Commit! When a Commit statement is executed, it ends the current write transaction and registers the changes in the database.Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-12-code-with-clear-intention/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-12-code-with-clear-intention/It's time for #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers! Code with Clear Intention.Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-11-utilize-additionalsearchterms-to-enhance-onboarding/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-11-utilize-additionalsearchterms-to-enhance-onboarding/Friday is here, which means it's time for BCFridayTips for the msdyn365bc developers! Utilize AdditionalSearchTerms to enhance onboarding.Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-installing-appsource-apps-using-direct-url/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-installing-appsource-apps-using-direct-url/The recent change from Extension Marketplace to AppSource Gallery (Microsoft Appsource Apps) restricts Delegated Admins from installing AppSource Apps on customer tenants.Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-publish-web-services-automatically-from-the-app/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-publish-web-services-automatically-from-the-app/I recently needed to publish web services from an app and realised I haven't blogged about it yet. Here's a quick post on auto publishing web services when deploying your app.Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-customercontract-dimension-on-bc25-upgrade/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-customercontract-dimension-on-bc25-upgrade/If you noticed that you have one extra dimension after you upgrade to BC25, you are not alone. CUSTOMERCONTRACT dimension is part of the new Subscription Billing module introduced in BC25.Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-10-use-setloadfields-to-partially-load-data-from-a-table/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-10-use-setloadfields-to-partially-load-data-from-a-table/Happy Friday! Time for our weekly BCFridayTips for the msdyn365bc developers!Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-how-to-use-al-table-proxy-generator-tool-altpgen-with-clientid-and-redirecturi/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-how-to-use-al-table-proxy-generator-tool-altpgen-with-clientid-and-redirecturi/As of March 2024, Microsoft’s AL Table Proxy Generator (altpgen) tool requires two new arguments: ClientId and RedirectUri.Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-9-when-dealing-with-breaking-changes-paying-attention-to-the-signature-is-important/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-9-when-dealing-with-breaking-changes-paying-attention-to-the-signature-is-important/Here's a quick #BCTips for the #msdyn365bc developers out there! When dealing with breaking changes, paying attention to the signature is important.Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-how-to-check-why-an-update-is-postponed/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-how-to-check-why-an-update-is-postponed/Microsoft sometimes postpones updates, like the recent delay of version 24.5. When this happens, you’ll receive an email notification about the postponement.Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-8-pay-attention-to-content-when-using-testfield/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-8-pay-attention-to-content-when-using-testfield/Friday is here, and so is this week's #BCFridayTips for the #msdyn365bc developers! When it comes to using TestField, context is important.Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-7-suppress-commit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-7-suppress-commit/Happy Friday! Time for this week's #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers.Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-6-hide-unusable-enum/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-6-hide-unusable-enum/Friday is here! Time for #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers.Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-5-code-cleanup/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-5-code-cleanup/Here's another #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers. Tidy up your code with the "AZ AL Dev Tools" extension's Code Cleanup Actions.Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-4-set-default-sorting-to-descending-for-historical-tables/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-4-set-default-sorting-to-descending-for-historical-tables/It’s Friday, which means it's time for #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc consultants. Set default sorting to DESCENDING for Historical Tables.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-3-group-related-code/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-3-group-related-code/Happy Friday! It's time for #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developers.Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-2-prefix-key-names/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-2-prefix-key-names/Here's a quick #BCFridayTips for #msdyn365bc developer. Prefix the key names with "Key".Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-1-sandbox-creation-date/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/bc-friday-tips-1-sandbox-creation-date/If you’ve been following me on LinkedIn, you know that every Friday I share a new BC Friday Tip to help you get the most out of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-list-all-extensions-including-the-hidden-ones/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-list-all-extensions-including-the-hidden-ones/Using the Extension Management page, we can manage the extensions in the environment. However, did you know that the Extension Management page in your environment doesn’t reveal all the extensions?Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-set-default-sorting-on-page/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-set-default-sorting-on-page/When designing a page, particularly for Historical Tables, setting a default sorting order is important. But how do we modify this default sorting?Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/early-exit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/early-exit/As a developer, whether you’re working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or any other system, knowing some good coding practices can make a big difference.Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-microsoft-d365-bc-youtube-channel/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-microsoft-d365-bc-youtube-channel/Did you know that D365 Business Central has its own Youtube Channel? Here is the link to the official Youtube channel: https://www.Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-use-sales-quote-using-contact/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-use-sales-quote-using-contact/Have you ever wanted to create a new Sales Quote without creating a new Customer?Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-keep-description-in-general-journal-line/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-keep-description-in-general-journal-line/Here's a trick when working with the General Journal Line in D365 Business Central.Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-preview-personalisation/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-preview-personalisation/Personalisation is a great feature that allows users to customise their workspace and tailor it according to their needs and preferences. Here's a trick when doing personalisation.Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-disabling-data-analysis-mode/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-disabling-data-analysis-mode/Data Analysis Mode is a powerful feature in D365 Business Central that allows users to analyse data directly from the list pages, eliminating the need for additional reports or external applications such as Excel.Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-setup-multiple-approval-administrators/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-setup-multiple-approval-administrators/Approval Administrator is a user with special permission to oversee and manage the approval process within the system.Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-vat-date-is-not-within-the-range-of-allowed-vat-dates/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/d365-business-central-vat-date-is-not-within-the-range-of-allowed-vat-dates/If you suddenly encounter the "VAT Date is not within the range of allowed VAT dates" error despite not using VAT Date Usage and having the Allow Posting From and To correctly configured, try to check the "Allow VAT Date From" and "Allow VAT Date To" under VAT Setup.Sun, 07 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/happy-new-year-2024/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2024/happy-new-year-2024/Happy New Year! Cheers for making it through another year!Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-check-if-date-formula-is-blank/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-check-if-date-formula-is-blank/A date formula is a formula, abbreviated using combination of signs, letters and numbers, to calculate date.Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-use-apps-update-cadence-to-automatically-update-appsource-apps/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-use-apps-update-cadence-to-automatically-update-appsource-apps/With Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS, you might have noticed that AppSource apps are automatically updated to the latest version when your tenant receives a major update.Sat, 28 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-inlay-hints/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-inlay-hints/If you are a D365 Business Central developer who works with AL language in VS Code, one useful new feature that Microsoft has recently introduced is the support for inlay hints.Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-reservation-worksheet/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-reservation-worksheet/With the latest BC23, Microsoft has added more features and options to the reservation functionality.Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-conditional-breakpoint-on-debugging/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-conditional-breakpoint-on-debugging/If you are a developer, you know how important it is to debug your code to find errors and understand how the code works.Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-doc-no-occurrence/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-doc-no-occurrence/D365 Business Central is a complex system with numerous tables and fields. In this blog post, we will explore the "Doc.Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/nav2018-dotnet-variable-has-not-been-instantiated/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/nav2018-dotnet-variable-has-not-been-instantiated/I recently encountered this issue with NAV2018 OnPrem relating to a DotNet variable that has yet to be instantiated. This error usually happens when you haven't initialised the constructor.Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-customise-field-editability-from-ui/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-customise-field-editability-from-ui/The public preview for Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 release wave 2 (BC23) is already available, and it brings many exciting new features.Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/nav2018-resolving-data-source-name-not-found-and-no-default-driver-specified/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/nav2018-resolving-data-source-name-not-found-and-no-default-driver-specified/While working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV development environment, I encountered this error when trying to select the database.Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-use-appsourcecop-to-detect-breaking-changes/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-use-appsourcecop-to-detect-breaking-changes/When developing the D365 Business Central App Source extension, we are required to comply with AppSource rules.Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-add-visual-indicator-to-page/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-add-visual-indicator-to-page/Using color or visual indicators is a great way to convey information quickly.Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-5-random-trivia-about-business-central/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-5-random-trivia-about-business-central/Dynamics 365 Business Central is a complex software that continuously evolves, making it very challenging to know and understand all its features.Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-calculate-dates-based-on-working-days/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-calculate-dates-based-on-working-days/One of the recent requirements that I got was to calculate dates based on working days, excluding weekends and holidays.Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-list-data-type/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-list-data-type/List Data Type is an unbounded, strongly typed list of ordered objects that can be accessed by index. It serves as a replacement for arrays.Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-bc-tech-days-2023/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-bc-tech-days-2023/BC Tech Days is an annual Dynamics 365 Business Central tech conference organized by mibuso.com.Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-upgrade-tags/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-upgrade-tags/Last time we talked about AppVersion and DataVersion, and how we can utilize them in our installation and upgrade procedure. Now, let’s talk about Upgrade Tags.Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-appversion-and-dataversion/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-appversion-and-dataversion/In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, the ModuleInfo Data Type provides valuable information about the current extension, including the App Id, App Name, App Publisher, AppVersion, and DataVersion.Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-copy-report-including-layout-using-al-navigator/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-copy-report-including-layout-using-al-navigator/VS Code Extensions are essential for developers to increase their productivity.Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-how-to-become-a-better-consultant/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-how-to-become-a-better-consultant/One month ago, we welcomed our beloved daughter into this world. Her arrival brought us a life-changing experience filled with joy and wonders.Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-master-data-management/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-master-data-management/One of the highly anticipated features in Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1 (BC22) is the Master Data Management.Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-understanding-duration-data-type/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-understanding-duration-data-type/Duration can be a useful tool for calculating time intervals in various scenarios. In this blog post, we will explore on how to use Duration data type and its behavior in different scenarios.Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-an-environment-with-the-same-name-already-exists/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-an-environment-with-the-same-name-already-exists/Have you recently encountered an error message when trying to create a new sandbox environment after deleting the old one and recreating it with the same name? If yes, then you're not alone.Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-enable-job-queue-in-docker-container/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-enable-job-queue-in-docker-container/If you're running the Job Queue in a Docker container for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and you notice that it's not doing anything, it could be because the Task Scheduler isn't enabled in the container.Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-suggest-account-on-general-posting-setup/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-suggest-account-on-general-posting-setup/Have you ever found yourself scratching your head over the Suggest Account feature in the General Posting Setup?Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-persistent-blob/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-persistent-blob/Lots of people have heard about TempBlob, but what about Persistent Blob? Persistent Blob is a table in System App that can be used to store Blob data between sessions.Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-stringconversionmanagement-codeunit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-stringconversionmanagement-codeunit/There are lots of Management Codeunit in D365 Business Central. Let us talk about one of them which is StringConversionManagement Codeunit.Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/azure-using-logic-apps-to-monitor-azure-app-registration-expiration/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/azure-using-logic-apps-to-monitor-azure-app-registration-expiration/When we switched to use OAuth2 authentication, we now need to create Azure AD App Registration with expiration date. The client secret expiration date can only be set to maximum of 24 months.Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-lazy-evaluation/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2023/d365-business-central-lazy-evaluation/Hi and Happy New Year 2023 !! For the start of the year, let us talk about Lazy Evaluation.Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-test-oauth2-connection/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-test-oauth2-connection/Last time we talked about how to setup OAuth2 to connect to Business Central API. This time, let's talk about how to test the connection.Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-setup-oauth2-authentication/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-setup-oauth2-authentication/We need to use OAuth2 when we want to connect to Business Central API. In this post, I would like to talk about how to setup OAuth2 authentication.Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/azure-deploy-diagnostic-settings-using-bicep/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/azure-deploy-diagnostic-settings-using-bicep/Azure Diagnostic Settings is used to send Azure resource's platform logs and metrics to the destination of your choice.Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-using-service-to-service-s2s-authentication-with-job-queue/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-using-service-to-service-s2s-authentication-with-job-queue/Minor update 21.2 for Business Central 2022 release wave 2 has just been released. You can check the release update here.Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-support-global-and-workspace-launch-configuration/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-support-global-and-workspace-launch-configuration/The new AL version 10.1 was released recently. One of the new feature is the support for global and workspace launch configuration.Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-new-company-badge-in-bc21/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-new-company-badge-in-bc21/Company Badge is a great way to quickly identify the company that you are currently working with.Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/powershell-list-of-available-colors/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/powershell-list-of-available-colors/Colors are great and powerful way to get your attention.Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-removing-all-web-service-access-keys/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-removing-all-web-service-access-keys/Since October 1st 2022, Web Service Access Key is no longer working and you will need to switch to OAuth.Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-adding-total-to-sales-order-page/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-adding-total-to-sales-order-page/If you look at the Sales Order page, you can see that there are total fields under the Lines section. I recently had a request to add another total field to it, such as Quantity.Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-amount-excluding-vat-in-journal-entry/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-amount-excluding-vat-in-journal-entry/When we are entering amount on journal entry page, such as General Journal, we only have option to use Amount Including VAT.Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-using-excel-layout-for-reporting/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-using-excel-layout-for-reporting/Since Business Central 2022 Wave 1 (BC20), we have the ability to use Excel Layout for reporting.Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-using-query-to-get-distinct-values/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-using-query-to-get-distinct-values/When working with table data, there will be times when we need to retrieve a unique record value from the table (also called SELECT DISTINCT).Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-send-invoice-email-with-attachments/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-send-invoice-email-with-attachments/By standard, D365 Business Central can send posted sales invoice email to the customer. What if you want to include other files in the email as well ?Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-notify-on-changed-permission-set/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-notify-on-changed-permission-set/D365 Business Central contains a number of predefined permission sets (categorized by type System or Extension) that are added by Microsoft or by your software provider.Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-duplicate-bc-container/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-duplicate-bc-container/I recently have an issue where I need to spin up a new D365BC docker container for the same project.Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/nav2018-unexpected-value-string-of-type-microsoft-dynamics-nav-codeanalysis-navtypekind/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/nav2018-unexpected-value-string-of-type-microsoft-dynamics-nav-codeanalysis-navtypekind/When you work with NAV2018 extension, you may encounter an error that is difficult to figure out. This time, I encountered another one when trying to publish the extension.Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-edit-table-data-directly/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-edit-table-data-directly/D365 Business Central does not allow you to directly modify the table data, especially for Cloud SaaS customers.Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-hide-enum-values/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/d365-business-central-hide-enum-values/Enum is great way to centralized your list of options in Business Central.Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/date-formula-in-business-central/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/date-formula-in-business-central/If you are working with NAV / Dynamics 365 Business Central, you will hear the term Date Formula.Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/find-duplicate-al-code/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/find-duplicate-al-code/AZ AL Dev Tools has just released a new command called "Find duplicate AL code". It helps you a lot especially when you are working on refactoring your (or someone else) code.Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/nav2018-token-startattribute-xml-error/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/nav2018-token-startattribute-xml-error/While working with NAV2018 extension, I encountered this strange error when trying to build the package. The error message doesn't explain much as well.Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/generate-symbol-on-nav2018-bc11/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/generate-symbol-on-nav2018-bc11/When we are working with NAV 2018 extension, we should avoid changing standard objects.Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/license-configuration/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/license-configuration/D365 Business Central 2022 Release Wave 1 (BC20) is almost here. One of the new features in BC20 is the License Configuration.Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/vscode-extension-bookmark/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/vscode-extension-bookmark/If you are using VS Code, there are lots of VS Code extensions that can increase your productivity. One of them is Bookmark.Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/create-notifications-in-bc/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/create-notifications-in-bc/What is a notification ?Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/quantity-rounding-precision/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/quantity-rounding-precision/Microsoft introduced Quantity Rounding Precision on BC 2021 Wave 2. The purpose is to reduce rounding issues when converting between unit of measure.Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/converting-bc-permissionset-xml-to-permissionset-object/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/converting-bc-permissionset-xml-to-permissionset-object/Since BC18, we can define PermissionSet object on our app to replace the PermissionSet XML. The PermissionSet object is much simpler and clear to use than the XML.Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/printing-1d-and-2d-barcode/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/printing-1d-and-2d-barcode/Microsoft recently added support for printing 2D barcode. If you are on cloud, you don't need to purchase the barcode font because Microsoft has already provided and licensed them for you.Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/selection-filter-management/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/selection-filter-management/Ever heard of SelectionFilterManagement codeunit ? It's a centralized codeunit that is used to built up filter string based on multiple selected records on the page.Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/business-central-code-history/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2022/business-central-code-history/Business Central code gets updated from time to time. It's hard to keep track which ones get updated on each version.Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/the-mysterious-case-of-bin-content-quantity/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/the-mysterious-case-of-bin-content-quantity/I was working on getting inventory availability using Bin Contents and for some reason, I could never get the correct quantity for each Bin.Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/filtering-odata-feeds/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/filtering-odata-feeds/Last time we talked about getting OData Feeds into Excel, this time let's talk about how to filter that OData Feeds.Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/getting-d365-business-central-data-to-excel-using-odata-feeds/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/getting-d365-business-central-data-to-excel-using-odata-feeds/Apart from Open in Excel or Copy Paste, there is another way to get your data from D365 Business Central to Excel using OData feed.Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/purchase-order-dates/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/purchase-order-dates/Last time we talk about Sales Order Dates. Now let us talk about the purchasing side.Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/sales-order-dates/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/sales-order-dates/There are a lot of date fields on sales orders. The dates can be confusing, especially the dates on the Sales Lines.Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/vendor-lead-time-vs-item-lead-time/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/vendor-lead-time-vs-item-lead-time/In Business Central, you can put a lead time against Vendor or Item card. One of my clients was asking what will happen if you put lead time on both Vendor and Item card.Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/delete-special-characters-in-text/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/delete-special-characters-in-text/If you want to remove any specific characters in a text, such as removing -\!? characters, you can use below code.Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/where-is-edit-open-in-excel-in-bc19/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/where-is-edit-open-in-excel-in-bc19/Dynamics 365 Business Central has recently been updated to October 2021 Wave 2 update. If you are wondering why you can no longer find Edit/Open in Excel, you are not alone.Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/copy-production-to-sandbox-the-new-way/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/copy-production-to-sandbox-the-new-way/We used to be able to create a copy of production to sandbox under New button. I noticed this morning that the option is no longer there.Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/style-color/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/style-color/Highlighting your field can be a very helpful for your user. For example, overdue invoices are colored in red, so users can quickly recognize and pay more attention on those invoices.Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/page-inspection/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/page-inspection/The page inspection feature enables you to get details about a page, providing insight into the page design, the different elements that comprise the page, and the source behind the data it displays.Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/report-limit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/report-limit/To ensure the availability and quality of Business Central services, Microsoft put a certain limitation on the reports, such as Max Execution Timeout to prevent report running continuously for days.Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/sandbox-cleanup-event/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/sandbox-cleanup-event/When a sandbox is created as a copy of a production environment, BC will do the following things automatically: - The job queue is stopped - Any base application integration settings are cleared - Outbound HTTP calls from extensions are blocked by default and must be approved for each extension.Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/red-color-in-user-permission-set/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/red-color-in-user-permission-set/After upgrading to BC19, I noticed that some user permission sets are highlighted in red. Checking on the code reveals that Microsoft added new Style and StyleExpr on the field.Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/checking-lot-numbers-in-bin-content/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/checking-lot-numbers-in-bin-content/When we use Item Tracking, BC will capture the Serial or Lot Number by Location in the Item Ledger Entries table, and by Bin in the Warehouse Entries table (if we enable "Lot Warehouse Tracking").Tue, 12 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/page-onlookup-trigger/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/page-onlookup-trigger/There are multiple ways in BC to create a Lookup button for a variable in a page or report. Generally speaking, I have seen three following methods being done to achieve the lookup button.Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/get-client-type-in-al/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/get-client-type-in-al/If you want to know, if a user accessing BC from a device, desktop, or API, you can use the Client Type.Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/docker-desktop-failed-to-initialize/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/docker-desktop-failed-to-initialize/After updating the Docker Desktop to the latest version successfully, the docker was acting up and refused to start up. To fix this issue, try to delete below folders.Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/quickly-navigate-to-a-file-in-vs-code/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/quickly-navigate-to-a-file-in-vs-code/If you are working with hundreds of files in VS Code, you can easily navigate to that file by using "Ctrl + P" (Quick Open) and start typing in the file that you are looking for.Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/add-total-page-number-to-report/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/add-total-page-number-to-report/To add total page number into RDLC report, you can use =Globals!TotalPages on the textbox. If you want to reset the Total Page, for example when you print a new Document No.Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/batch-export-all-item-pictures-to-a-zip-file/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/batch-export-all-item-pictures-to-a-zip-file/If you want to export Item Picture into a file, you can use below code: DownloadFromStream(FileInStream, '', '', '', FileName);  However, if you try to export multiple pictures, BC will only export the last picture.Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/get-started-checklist/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/get-started-checklist/When you updated your Business Central to 18.1, as part of "Onboarding Experience", you will now get this "Get Started Checklist" showing up for all users in every company.Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/dampener-quantity/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/dampener-quantity/On the Item Card, there is a field called Dampener Quantity. What is that field and how to use it ?Sun, 27 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/business-central-iws-license/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/business-central-iws-license/When assigning Business Central license to the users, you will notice that you have Dynamics 365 Business Central for IWs. What is it and why do you have 10000 of it ?Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/using-device-license-in-bc/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/using-device-license-in-bc/The Dynamics 365 Business Central Device license allows multiple users to simultaneously use a device that is covered by the license.Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/permission-set-object/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/permission-set-object/Starting from BC18 (2021 Wave 1), we can use Permission Set Object to write our app permission set. You can still use the XML permission, but we now have option to use Permission Set Object.Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/set-default-user-group/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/set-default-user-group/When you get new users in Business Central, BC will automatically assign you the User Group automatically. What if you want to change the default user group ?Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/looping-through-enum/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/looping-through-enum/Sometimes you may need to loop through Enum. To do this, you can use List Data Type.Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/tls-issue-on-nav2013/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/tls-issue-on-nav2013/Microsoft recently decided to start disabling the Transport Layer Security protocols: TLS 1.0 and 1.1 on Microsoft 365 service.Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/sales-quote-expiry-date/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/sales-quote-expiry-date/You can specify the Sales Quote expiry date on a field called Quote Valid To Date.Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/unit-volume-vs-cubage/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2021/unit-volume-vs-cubage/BC has two places to put Volume or Cubage information: the Item Card and Item Units of Measure. Why and which one to use for your business process ?Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/change-default-map-from-bing-to-google-maps/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/change-default-map-from-bing-to-google-maps/Business Central uses Bing as the default online map. You can change the default from Bing to Google Maps from the Online Map Setup.Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/drag-and-drop-file-in-bc/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/drag-and-drop-file-in-bc/As of now, BC still does not have an official way to do drag and drop for file. However, there is a hidden workaround it.Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/error-on-posting-purchase-invoice-item-entry-relation-does-not-exist/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/error-on-posting-purchase-invoice-item-entry-relation-does-not-exist/There are times when BC does not give you a clear error messages. This is one of them.Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/batch-schedule-customer-statements/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/batch-schedule-customer-statements/One of the requirements that users asked is the ability to batch email customer statement.Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/human-resource-module-in-bc/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/human-resource-module-in-bc/In Business Central, you have a Human Resource Module. You can keep detailed records of your employees information, such as confidential information, qualifications, absences, and contacts.Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/item-list-page-vs-item-lookup-page/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/item-list-page-vs-item-lookup-page/In BC, there are two pages that list up your items master: Item List page and Item Lookup page. The Item List page contains a lot of fields (with flowfields) and actions.Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/posted-general-journal/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/posted-general-journal/In NAV or Business Central, when you post the General Journal, it will create the General Ledger Entries (and the its related entries ), then the journal lines will be deleted.Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/service-posting/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/service-posting/When you post the Service Order, BC will give you four options to choose: Ship, Invoice, Ship and Invoice, Ship and Consume.Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/table-type-temporary/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/table-type-temporary/BC17 introduces great new features to increase your BC performance, such as partial record and temporary table type.Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/protected-variables-in-al/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/protected-variables-in-al/If you want to make a global variable accessible from table to table extension, or from page to page extension, you would normally need to create a procedure to get or set the variables.Sun, 04 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/create-view-in-al/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/create-view-in-al/If you are tired of typing the same filters over and over again, the Save View is a great way to help you avoid having to set the respective filters over and over again.Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/undo-shipment/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/undo-shipment/If you found out that the quantity on your Sales Order has been shipped incorrectly, you can undo the shipment as long as the quantity has not been invoiced yet.Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/deprecated-features-and-fields-in-bc/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/deprecated-features-and-fields-in-bc/Business Central is evolving faster than the old NAV. Every 6 months, Microsoft releases a new major version that may or may not break the changes.Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/how-to-create-reservation-entry-in-al/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/how-to-create-reservation-entry-in-al/If you need to insert reservation, SN, or Lot No to your document, you will need to insert the record to Reservation Entry table. To do that, you can make use of Codeunit 99000830 "Create Reserv.Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/post-sales-shipment-or-invoice-using-al/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/post-sales-shipment-or-invoice-using-al/If you want to post Sales Shipment or Invoice from your extension, you can use Codeunit 80 Sales-Post.Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/get-objects-list-in-bc/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/get-objects-list-in-bc/If you want the list of objects (tables, reports, pages, xmlports, etc) in D365BC, you can use All Objects or Objects page. Just add ?Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/change-bc-from-essential-to-premium/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/change-bc-from-essential-to-premium/It is possible to update your Business Central from Essential to Premium (or the other way around). Before you make the change in Business Central, make sure that all the users license are in Premium.Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/getting-premium-data-on-cronus-database/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/getting-premium-data-on-cronus-database/When you create a new D365BC demo database, you will always get the essential demo data. Even if you switch the experience from essential to premium, the data will still remain in essential.Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/inventory-posting-on-purchase/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/inventory-posting-on-purchase/What happens when you post purchase invoice in Business Central ? Normally you would debit the Inventory Account and credit the Account Payable.Sun, 21 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/missing-export-to-excel-function/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/missing-export-to-excel-function/If your Business Central recently got upgraded to 16.0 and you suddenly lost access to exporting data to Excel, that is because Microsoft introduces capability to turn off "Export to Excel" function.Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/permission-error-on-tabledata-ms-wallet-merchant-account/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/permission-error-on-tabledata-ms-wallet-merchant-account/If you encounter below error after upgrading into BC16, you are not alone. You do not have the following permissions on TableData MS - Wallet Merchant Account: Read.Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/bc-price-calculation-v16/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/bc-price-calculation-v16/Business Central 2020 Wave 1 has been released to the public since April this year.Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/update-plan-and-history-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/update-plan-and-history-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central/Ever wondering about what is going on with the latest update on Dynamics 365 Business Central ? You can find out about the update history from the following links.Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/how-to-modify-the-email-body-template-of-purchase-or-sales-document/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/how-to-modify-the-email-body-template-of-purchase-or-sales-document/Dynamics 365 Business Central has the capability to send purchase or sales document straight from the document. D365BC will try to send an email with the standard email body template.Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/invalid-language-id-supplied-0-error/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/invalid-language-id-supplied-0-error/Another day another bug on update 15.4.41023.41345. One of our clients was having problem printing the invoice.Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/write-permission-error-in-bc/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/write-permission-error-in-bc/Microsoft recently released update 15.4.41023.41345 to Business Central. I'm not sure if it's related or not, but one of our clients can no longer send approval requests.Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/al-extension-for-runtime-5-0/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/al-extension-for-runtime-5-0/If you want to do some testing with BC 2020 Wave 1 Preview, you will need to have AL extension version 5.0. However, the AL version 5.Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/substituting-report-using-reportmanagement-codeunit/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/substituting-report-using-reportmanagement-codeunit/By standard, Business Central already includes reports that you can use out of the box. Sometimes, the standard report is not enough.Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/default-cc-and-bcc-email-in-business-central/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/default-cc-and-bcc-email-in-business-central/One of the requested features that are asked by my client is the ability to add default CC or BCC address in Business Central.Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/automatic-exchange-rate-service/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/automatic-exchange-rate-service/In D365 Business Central, you can automatically import the daily exchange rates from any service that provides XML feed, such as www.floatrates.com.Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/undo-shipment-or-receipt-lines-for-non-item/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/undo-shipment-or-receipt-lines-for-non-item/One of the requests that I normally got in NAV or Business Central was the ability to do undo shipment or receipt on non-item lines, such as G/L or Resources.Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/allow-gaps-in-no-series/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2020/allow-gaps-in-no-series/When creating a new masters and documents, Business Central will try to get the next number series from the No. Series table.Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/getting-extension-version-from-al/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/getting-extension-version-from-al/To get your extension version, we can use NavApp and ModuleInfo.Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/a-non-dependency-approach-to-bc-extension-dependencies/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/a-non-dependency-approach-to-bc-extension-dependencies/With the shift to extension development since BC, developers now have an option to have one big extension or to have multiple smaller extensions that are dependent with others.Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/multitasking-browser-in-business-central/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/multitasking-browser-in-business-central/Business Central October 2019 Wave 2 Update comes with several new features that make your life easier. One of them is multi-tasking across multiple pages.Sun, 24 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/batch-import-item-images/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/batch-import-item-images/Having picture in the Item master makes it easier for your users to familiarize themselves with your products. You can import the picture by going to the Item Card and clicking the Import button.Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/bookmarking-any-page-in-business-central/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/bookmarking-any-page-in-business-central/Business Central October 2019 Wave 2 Update comes with several new features that make your life easier. One of them is bookmarking.Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/missing-foreign-trade-tab-in-sales-order-page/https://thatnavguy.com/projects/2019/missing-foreign-trade-tab-in-sales-order-page/I had a case recently where my client contacted me that the Foreign Trade FastTab disappeared from the Sales Order page.Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT